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Nuneaton Signs has opened a new facility, which it hopes will both boost its output and provide more opportunities for people with disabilities in the local community
UK sign-maker, Nuneaton Signs, has announced the opening of its second premises in Hinckley, which it purchased alongside a range of new machinery.
The new facility, situated in the next-door town to the company's Nuneaton home, aims to increase the company’s production capacity and meet growing demand for its services, allowing it to further support the local community.
The move comes as part of the company’s commitment to creating sustainable employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities, in line with its core ethos.
Nuneaton Signs was awarded a Kings Award for Enterprise in 2024 for the opportunities it creates for individuals with disabilities. At the time of receiving the award, the Social Enterprise employed 73 people, 71% of which have a disability and 20% of which have a learning disability.
The new facility at Hinckley has been calculated to increase Nuneaton Signs' production capacity by 144%. Among the kit upgrades at the site is the addition of a new Fujifilm Acuity Prime L flatbed press, alongside its third Veloblade Nexus digital cutter from Vivid Laminating Technologies.
Speaking of the new facility, Chris Wilcox, managing director of Nuneaton Signs, says: “Opening our new premises in Hinckley is an exciting development for Nuneaton Signs.
“It allows us to increase our production capabilities to meet new business need and demand, grow our team, and continue our company mission of creating meaningful job opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We are proud of our history and achievements, and this is a really exciting step forward in ensuring that our positive impact can be felt even more broadly.”
Speaking about working with Nuneaton Signs on LinkedIn, Lewis Evans, director of Vivid, says: “A massive thanks again to Daren Hollins [director of procurement at Nuneaton Signs] and the whole team for continuing your partnership with us here at Vivid Laminating Technologies – it’s an amazing company with some incredibly talented people.”
The Hinckley facility has now been operational for over a month, with the company already recruiting additional team members and preparing and procuring operational equipment.
Alongside the new facility, Nuneaton Signs also recently announced that three supported interns have joined the company in paid roles, as part of its scheme to help young people with an EHCP (education, health and care plan) to find meaningful paid employment.
According to statistics from The Office of the Children’s Commissioner, young people with special educational needs (SEN) or an EHCP are much less likely to be in work and have much lower earnings on average. According to the public body, supported internships have been shown to significantly help the employment outcomes for these young people.
94% of the students who have participated in a supported internship at Nuneaton Signs are reportedly either in paid employment, volunteering, or being supported by a third-party service to find paid employment.
Speaking of the internship scheme, Wilcox adds: “I will never forget the first time we asked employees to come forward as volunteers to be mentors and buddies for our first year of interns – we had so many we couldn’t fit them all in the boardroom!
“It really is a team effort that makes the internships work so well year on year, and that is something that I am very proud of our team for achieving.”
